Archive for May, 2009

Email Marketing: the convergence of traditional direct mail marketing with the digital age

Posted in Convergence Marketing Techniques, Convergent Marketing on May 7th, 2009 by Ken – 1 Comment

email marketing convergence marketingEmail marketing is The Convergent Marketing digital corrolary to Direct mail. Direct mail has been one of the most effective forms of reaching potential customers for a long time. Often commercial mail is viewed as a nuisance, but at the same time it has proven to be a cost-effective and valuable tool to marketers. And if it is done right, the recipient actually looks forward to receiving the marketing message. read more »

4 indispensable text manipulation tools for convergent marketing!

Posted in Tools and Tips on May 1st, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

convergence marketing text manipulation toolsIf you are a convergent marketer, or are familiar with the things convergent marketers go through, you know that convergence marketing requires a ton of text manipulation.

How many times have you received text from a client that needs to be transferred to another format, like flash or HTML Email, but it is in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, or it comes from some other source that is filled with all kinds of weird formatting and markup?

It happens to me on every job, no matter how I request the copy be formatted or how files should be named. Well, I have found some killer resources to deal with these everyday problems in the life of digital marketing professionals. And best of all, they are free! You can download or access them right now, free of charge!

Without further ado…

4 indispensable text tools for convergent marketing

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